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S 703 98th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that no payments may be made under such title to inmates of penal institutions.

Introduced: March 8, 1983 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Corrections and Correctional InstitutionsOld age, survivors and disability insurancePrisonersSocial security eligibility
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 10, 1983
Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.
Mar 8, 1983
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 8, 1983
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 10, 1983

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the payment of title II benefits to an incarcerated felon during any month of confinement. Treats the benefits withheld as having been paid to the felon for purposes of the payment of benefits to other persons so entitled on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of the felon.

Requires that Federal, State, and local agencies make available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon request, the names and social security numbers of any incarcerated felons under their jurisdiction.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 703: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that no payments may be made under such title to inmates of penal institutions.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-703/
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"S. 703: A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that no payments may be made under such title to inmates of penal institutions.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-703/.
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S. 703, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-S-703/.
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